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This is a brand new Yamaha FSX5 Red Label guitar that was made in Japan & sounds fantastic. These guitars ship with an original Yamaha hard-shell case

Buyer pays $80 shipping in the USA

Classic V-Shaped Headstock

The guitar retains the original FG headstock shape, adorned with the iconic "tuning fork" logo. The traditional truss rod cover is emblazoned with "Since 1966" to mark the launch of the first FG models.
Solid Sitka Spruce Top

Commonly sourced from Canada and Alaska, solid Sitka spruce offers a rich midrange and low-frequency response. The sound is tight and focused, working particularly well for chordal strumming or rhythmic fingerstyle performance.

Solid Mahogany Back and Sides

Mahogany has a slower transient response than many other tonewoods, contributing to a warm and woody tone with strong midrange.
Bone Nut and Saddle

The Made-in-Japan 5-tier instruments feature a bone nut and saddle. Bone is a harder material than urea, providing a more efficient transfer of energy from the strings to the neck and body.

The result is a louder and clearer sound.
New Scalloped Bracing

In defining the sound of FG Red Label, our intention was to offer a warm tone that would be ideal for modern folk music and singer-songwriters.

With careful measurement and experimentation, we made several refinements that would enhance low-frequency response without compromising durability. These changes are optimized for the natural characteristics of the tonewoods, and for each body silhouette.
Acoustic Resonance Enhancement

Exclusive Yamaha Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) uses heat, humidity and atmospheric pressure to accelerate the aging of the wood. The A.R.E. process gives the instrument a rich, vintage-quality tone, producing a sound as if you’ve been playing it for years.
Atmosfeel™ 3-Way Pickup and Preamp System

The Atmosfeel™ pickup and preamp system uses a piezo sensor in the bridge to capture low frequencies, a microphone for low and midrange and our proprietary, newly-developed, thin synthetic sheet soundboard transducer for high frequencies. The result is a full, natural sound with simple controls that make it easy to get great plugged-in tone.
Simple and Intuitive Controls for Each Performance Style

Atmosfeel™ preamp controls let you blend the microphone sound into the premixed pickup sound. The microphone sound particularly complements solo performers and chordal players, while a lower blend may be preferred by fingerstyle players and guitarists who need to cut through a full band.

The bass knob controls a peaking EQ. The center frequency raises when boosting and lowers when attenuating, so that low frequencies, which could be problematic on stage, can be removed but never added.

Here is a list of features from Yamaha:

    1960s aesthetics and modern craft, refined over 50+ years of Yamaha guitar development
    Atmosfeel™ pickup and preamp system provides uniquely natural plugged-in sound
    The original Yamaha FS concert shape is a good fit for players who prefer a smaller body, and has a slightly brighter sound to complement strumming and fingerpicking
    New scalloped FS bracing pattern provides a warm, powerful tone with rich harmonics
    Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) treatment imparts the sound and sustain of aged wood
    All-solid construction with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides
    Ebony fingerboard, bridge, and bridge pins
    Bone nut and saddle
    Made in Japan
    Hardshell case included
Empire Guitars RI

Empire Guitars RI

2019 (1966 reissue)
Yamaha
Brand New
Natural
Original Hard
13 Years
Empire Guitars RI
Empire Guitars
1-877-558-9264
Providence, RI
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Mon-Fri 10am-7pm EST Sat 9am-6 pm EST Sun Closed

We ship to select international locations. International shipping can become quite expensive. We will not falsify value on customs forms EVER! Please don't ask.

3 days on used and vintage gear. 14 days on new items. Buyer pays shipping both ways. No returns on shipped amplifiers. New items returned with out all packing materials and included inserts will be charged a 15% restocking fee.